The first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet has garnered an award whose past recipients make up a timeline of aerospace innovation and achievement.
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Flight 54 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 54 Expected Flight date: 08/03/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 0 (pop-up flight) Flight time: 24.62 seconds Flight altitude:...
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3 Things We’ve Learned From NASA’s Mars InSight
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Scientists are finding new mysteries since the geophysics mission landed two years ago. Read More
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Flight 69 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 69 Expected flight date: 12/19/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 702.37 meters Expected flight time: 131.10 seconds Flight altitude: 16 meters Heading: East-northeast...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
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The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Captures Video of Record Flight
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Imagery has come down from Mars capturing a recent fight in which the rotorcraft flew farther and faster than...
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Curiosity Mars Rover Reaches Long-Awaited Salty Region
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After years of climbing, the Mars rover has arrived at a special region believed to have formed as Mars’...
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NASA’s MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show Caused by Major Solar Storm
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For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet...
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NASA’s Perseverance Studies the Wild Winds of Jezero Crater
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The rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet. Read More
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